Haveyoueverboughtanyfoodonthetrain?Anddoyouaskforthereceiptafterbuyingit?Nowadays,alltrainsinChinaprovideitspassengerswithreceiptsforcommodities,but7yearsago,thingswerequitedifferent.
On13thofOctober,20xx,thetrainT109fromBeijingtoShanghaiwasspeedingontherailway.Agraduatestudentboughtasausageat1yuanonthetrain,thenaskedforareceipt.
“Areyoukidding?It’sjustoneyuan!”Thecrewmemberwassurprised.
Thestudent,however,answeredinadeterminedvoice,“Ipaidthemoney,soIdeservethereceipt.”
“Butwenevergivereceiptsonthetrain.’Asaresult,hisfurtherrequestwasturneddownbyacoldshoulder.
Severaldayslater,thestudentsuedtheNationalRailwayMinistry,fornotprovidingreceiptsforpassengers.
Tohisdismay,thecourtturneddownthecaseforlackofevidence.Buthe,whomajoredinlawatthattime,believedlawasamostpowerfulweapon,sohedidnotgiveup.Instead,hebeganhisjourneyofcollectingfirst-handevidencebytakingtrainsandbuyingcommoditiesaboard.Whenhisclassmateswereplayingsoccer,hewastakingthetrain;WhenhisclassmateswerebuyingfoodatMcdonald’s,hewasbuyingfoodonthetrain;Whenhisclassmateswereaskinggirlsout,hewasaskingforthereceipts.Ashejoked,‘Iwaseithertakingthetrainoronthewaytotakethetrain.’
Onemonthlater,heappearedinthecourtagain,withnewly-collectedevidenceandastrongerconfidence.AndIguess,ladiesandgentlemen,youwillallcheerfortheresultbecausethistime,thestudentwonthecase.Verysoon,aregulationaboutreceiptsonthetraincameout.Andwhateverwebuyonthetrainnow,there’sareceiptforus.
Outsidethecourt,thestudentwasasked,“Howdoyoumakeittotheend?”Hesaid,“Asalawstudent,Irootmyfaithinlaw.Ibelievethatlawisthere,toprotecteverypersonwithnoexception,andtoensureeverypersonhasasay.”
Hiswordsspreadastrongfaithinlaw,whichisnotonlyadoctrineofalawstudent,butalsoabeliefthatallcitizensoughttohold.Itisthisfaiththatinitiatesthestudenttoresorttolawforatinyissue;itisthisfaiththatsupportshimtoendurealltheexhaustingtripswhencollectingevidence;Itisthisfaiththatmakesaseemingly“ridiculous”receiptrequestlegalandrightful.Itisthisfaiththathelpstochangeourlife,enhanceourjudicialsystemandbringsocialjustice.
Tomany,areceiptof1yuanistoosmalltomention,howeverrightsaretoberespectedandlawistobebelievedin.Itallstartswithatinyreceiptof1yuan,butwegetamonumentalcase,anewregulationandabumperharvestinsocialjustice.Thebridgethatleadsatinystarttoabumperharvestisfaith,thefaithinlaw,rightfulandstrong.
大家好！今天我演讲的题目是：如何提高我们的英文。说真的，我非常高兴在这里说一说关于学英语的事情，尽管我只是英语的初学者。
大家都知道，英语是一门国际性的语言，尤其是中国已加入了wto，学英语对我们来说是格外必要的。但是你可能会问：“如何才能提高我们的英语呢？”那好，接下来我便给大家说一说提高英语的捷径。
首先，你应确信你已在发音技巧和语音方面下了很多功夫。否则，你将会闹出很多笑话。例如“我可以借一下你的自行车吗？”而你说成“我可以借一下你的后背吗？”“请递给我那个箱子”而由于你的错误发音，竟说成“请给我一个吻吧。”很显然，在这两个句子中你读错了“自行车”和“盒子”这两个词，而对方也就自然误解了你的意思。另外，语调的不同也可表达着不同的`感情，举个例子：伦敦桥塌了！伦敦桥塌了！我的夫人！（声音高昂，表示高兴）伦敦桥塌了！伦敦桥塌了！我的夫人！（声音低沉，表示悲伤）
原文来源：英语演讲稿范文:初中学生英语演讲稿
其次，大家都知道：熟能生巧。当你在说英语时不要怕犯错误。一方面，没有人会不犯错误的。另一方面你可以从错误中总结教训，所以千万不要害羞，脸皮厚一点地大声说出来！
最后，为了能够达到成功的顶峰，我们必须要有耐心。无论怎么说，学英语总是要花费时间的，所以你必须要有足够的勇气和一颗“永不言败”的心。要牢牢地记住这句名言“罗马不是一天造成的！”
小知识提示：英语演讲稿的结构分开头、主体、结尾三个部分，其结构原则与一般文章的结构原则大致一样。
GoodafternoonLadiesandGentlemen,
Wanttoknowhowtofeelbadaboutyourself?Thesetipsare100%effectiveandareguaranteedtomakeyoufeelreally,reallybadaboutyourself!
No.1Compareyourselftoeveryoneandeverythingaround.Pickoutthingstheyhavethatyoudon't;thinkhow“lucky”theyareandhow“unlucky”youare.
No.2Tellyourselfoverandoveragainthingslike“Iamhorrible”,“Iamugly”,“Iamdisgusting”,or“Iamuseless.”
Sometimes,withoutevenreallyknowingit,wecanactivelychoosetobemiserable!Inreality,itismorelikelythatyouwouldliketoinvitefeelingsoflowself-esteemintoyourlife.Lowself-esteemhasbeenattributedasbeingamajorobstacletosuccess.ArecentsurveyconductedbytheChinaPopulationCommunicationCentershowedthatnearlyhalfoftheinterviewedstudentssaidthattheylackedasenseofsecurityinsocialinteractionsandsufferedfromlowself-esteem.Youngpeoplearethebackbonetothenation.Theiractionsandattitudesarelikeabarometerofthehealthofasociety.Ifouryoutharecourageousandhavefaithinthemselves,theycancontributetothedevelopmentofournationandoursocietywillbeingoodhealth.Onthecontrary,iftheysufferfromlowself-esteem,oursocietywillgetsick.
IwouldliketosharewithyouatruestoryaboutNicholasJamesVujicic.HewasbornwithTetra-amelia,araredisordercharacterizedbytheabsenceofallfourlimbs.Hestruggledasachild,eventuallycametotermswithhisdisabilityandstartedhisownnon-profitorganizationLifeWithoutLimbs–atageseventeen.Heiswidelyknownasamotivationalspeaker,givingtalksworldwideonlifewithadisability,hope,andfindingmeaninginlife.
Hewasbulliedatschool,Vujicicgrewdepressedandbytheageof8,contemplatedsuicide.Atage10,hetriedtodrownhimselfin4inchesofwater,butdidnotgothroughwithitoutofloveforhisparents.Afterprayingtogrowarmsandlegs,Vujiciceventuallyrealizedthathisaccomplishmentscouldinspireothers–andbecamegratefulforhislife.Akeyturningpointcamewhenhismothershowedhimanewspaperarticleaboutamandealingwithaseveredisability.Vujicicrealizedhewasn'tuniqueinhisstrugglesandbegantoembraceandtranscendhisdisability.
Thisman,thesoldieroflife,cametomyhometown2monthsago.Igottolistentohim,andtalktohim,facetoface.Icouldneverforgetthelookinhisfacewhenhesaid“whenIwasyoung,Ialwaysfeelcold,anddark.Myfirstdreamwastogrowarmsandlegs,butthereisnofutureformeatall.”Andnow,28yearshaspassedsincehewasborn,28yearswithoutarmsandlegs.Nick’sfirstdreamdidn'tcometrue,buthedidn'tlosehisfaithofhimself,andthefaithofthislife.
Nickislivingalifewithoutlimbs,andalsoalifewithoutlimits.Comparetohim,youngpeople,thereisnoexcusestoloseourfaithinourselvesandthisworld.Iunderstandthatlifecouldn'tbeanythingwewantittobe,andlifecouldn'tbringuseverythingwelongfor,sometimes,lifeeventakesawayourcherishedones.However,weareyoung;wearethehopeofthewholeworld.Faithisrighttherewithinourreach.
Neverlosefaith,letusmaketoourlife,toourfutureadearpromise.
Ladiesandgentlemen,yourhonoredjudges
Whenyou'releavingthehotelwillyoulookintoamirrorandadjustyourclothesinfrontofit.Butifitwereablackmirrorwhatcouldweget?Withtechnologydevelopingatarocketspeed,theblackmirroriseverywhere,onthescreensofourcellphones,ourcomputersandourtelevisions.Inourdailylife,wearealwaysfacingblackmirrors.However,wecanhardlyseeourselvesinit.Perhapssometimeswecan,butonlyasacolourlessface.Technologyhasbroughtgreatconvenienceofcommunicationforinformationbutatthesametime,ithaswebbedourthought.
Severalyearsago,anarticlenamed“IsGooglemakingusstupid”gotquitepopularontheInternet.Atthattime,IthoughtitwasjustalarmismbutnowIfinditmuchworsebecausetechnologyisnotjustmakingusstupidbutalsoweakeningourindependentthought.Abouthalfyearago,Iwasinvitedtojudgeadebatecompetition.WhenIarrivedatthecompetitionroom,Inoticeditwasanoldandclassictopic,soIwasexpectingthoseplayerstogivemesomenewandspecialideas.Unfortunately,whenthegamecontinued,Ifoundalltheviewpointsandexamplestheyusedweretotallythesameasthepreviouscompetition.Theonlyfunduringthecompetitionwastopredictwhattheywouldsay.AsfarasIwasconcerned,theywerenotmakingadebatebutreplayingavideo.Obviously,theyjustspokefortheblackmirror.
Debatewasbornasanareathatweuseourownthoughttodefendouropinion.Howeverduetohightechnology,allthese"Myopinionis"inthecompetitionareactually"TheopinionIhavefoundis".Thatis,really,atragedybecauseallhumandignityliesinthoughtwhichhasbeenweakenedbyconvenienttechnology.
Truthtobetold,debateisnottheonlyexample.Ineveryfield,wecangetwhateverinformationoropinionswewantfromthealmightyblackmirror.Asaconsequence,howtorestructurehumanthoughthasbecomenotonlyimportantbutalsonecessaryintoday'stechnologicallyadvancedworld.Andtheanswerishumanismwhichstandsforhumanindependentspecialmind.Justashumanismfreedpeople'sthoughtfromtheforceofreligionintheRenaissance,I'mwaitinginthehopethatitcanrescuetheideologytrappedinhightechnology.HumanismisaLodestarguidingustotheerathatanyonecanformtheirownopinionaboutanythingbutnotjustspeakthewordsfromtheInternet.
Ladiesandgentlemen,I'mnotananti-technologistbutIdocareaboutthosedisadvantagesthattechnologybringstoourpresentlife.Withthelaundrymachine,wedon'tknowhowtohandwashclothesclean.Withelectronicaddressbooks,wecanevenhardlyrememberourgirlfriendsorboyfriends'phonenumbers.Andnowwithaconvenientwaytogetopinion,weseldomthinkwithourownmind.Ifso,humanisonlyareed,thefeeblestthinginnature.Sofollowthespiritofhumanism,haveanindependentmind,sothatwecanbecolorfulinthoseblackmirrors.
Technologyispower,whichisnotproportionallydistributedamongcreature.Humanbeingsandotherspeciesbelongtodistinctivelyvariedcategoriessincemengraspthestrengthoftechnology.Thepeoplewithgreatpower,drivenbytheirgreedyinstinct,caneasilybuildtheirprosperityuponothersspecies'orotherhuman-beings'sufferingandtorment.Withhigh-technology,peoplehuntandkillcetaceansinextremelyhighefficiencyforextrafood.DevelopedcountriesbuildpollutingfactoriesinThirdWorldcountriesandearntheprofitsthousandmilesaway.Theyinvadesmallcountriesforhypocriticalreasonsjusttoexploititsnaturalresources.Scienceandtechnologyhaveturnedthisworldintoadog-eat-dogwildjungle.What'sworse,webarelyfeelguiltyabouttheconductedevilsbecausewhatwehavetodoistopushbuttonsandmachinesareouraccomplices.
However,itishumanismthatstopsusfrombecomingcompleteanimals.Humanismmadeusrealizethesignificanceoflivinginaharmoniousworldandturnourspotlightonbuildingeco-friendlyindustry.Inthepastyears,westoppedkillinganimalsfornutritionwedon'tneed.Wepassedlawsandregulationstoprotecttheleast-advantagedpeople.Becauseofhumanism,westartedtoconsiderhumanbeingsandnatureasawholeandcaremorethanjustourselves.Wefilledourselveswithreason,loveandcompassion.Humanismkeepsremindingustheconsequenceofabusingtheimmensepoweroftechnologyandthegreatresponsibilityweundertake.
Ashuman,wearedeeplyconsciousofourcommonhumanity.Thereisnowaywecanwalkawaywithoutbeingtorturedbyourconscienceafterwedidsomanydamagesonnatureorotherformsoflife.Therefore,wemodifyourbehaviortowhatwethinkit'shumane.Inthisway,wegraduallyachievetheultimateharmonybetweenhumanandnature.
Infact,humanismhasdonemuchmorethanjustmakingourconscienceclear.Itactuallysavesusfromdestroyingourplanet.Weallknowthatwecan'tupsetthebalanceofnaturewithoutapricealthoughsometimespeoplechoosetoneglecttheconsequencesandgiveintothedesireoffortune.SilentSpring,averyfamousbookwrittenbyRachelCarson,revealedthefactthatDDTandsuchchemicalproductscouldbeverylethaltocreatureslikebirds,andthereforetheycausedirreversibledamagetooureco-system.Themanufacturersknewexactlyaboutthesideeffectsbuttheychosetoconcealthefactfortheirowninterests.WithoutthehumanistslikeRachelCarson,wewillremainignorantandeventualyfaceourowndoomdesperately.
Theroleofhumanismisabsolutelyindispensable.Itgivesusauniqueopportunitytobewiseandactinwaysthatelevateusabovetheanimalkingdom.Itretainsourhumanness.Itpreventstheworldfrombeingdestroyedbecauseofourdestructiveinstinct.Soladiesandgentlemen,letpassionfillyoursails,butlethumanismbeyourrudder.